This book was written to gain the attention of young readers on the elementary level. After reading TWO-SHOE, these young readers will be able to explore and understand the use of figurative language. (metaphor, idiom, simile, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia) Such figurative language is used in this book to increase student's vocabulary. They will be able to read how figurative language is used in everyday conversations without the awareness of using such language. Students will also be able t...

Readers will read and understand that poetry does not have paragraphs. Poetry expresses feelings in a unique and creative way. Students will be able to realize that every poem has lines. They will understand the number of lines in a poem, as well as stanza, which represents a group of lines in a poem. After reading the poetry book “There’s an Alligator in My Pocket”, students will realize that every line in a poem begins with a capital letter. They will also comprehend that words that rhym...